Effect of transgalactooligosaccharides on the composition of the human intestinal microflora and on putative risk markers for colon cancer

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 980-991

  Alles, Martine S ^a   Hartemink, Ralf ^b   Meyboom, Saskia ^b   Harryvan, Jan L ^b   Van Laere, Katrien M J ^b   Nagengast, Fokko M ^b   Hautvast, Joseph G A J ^b  

^a Friesland Coberco Research   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ammonia; Bifidobacteria; Bile acids; Colon cancer; Fermentation; Humans; Microflora; Netherlands; Phenols; Short chain fatty acids; Stool composition; Transgalactooligosaccharides

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BILE ACID; ELIX'OR; GALACTOSE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; SKATOLE; TRANSGALACTOOLIGOSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FECES COMPOSITION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BREATH TEST; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS BIFIDUS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; LACTOBACILLUS;

EID: 0032962880     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/69.5.980     Document Type: Article

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